catch

Pronunciation

• enPR: kăch
• IPA: /kætʃ/, /kεtʃ/
• SAMPA: /k{tS/, /kEtS/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular catch

Plural catches

1. A catch is something that is caught, like the fish a fishermen catches. <> abin da aka kama; kami.

   My dad brought home a good catch of trout today.

Verb

Plain form catch

Third person singular catches

Simple past caught

Past participle caught

Present participle catching

a dog catching something

1. (transitive) When you catch something, you stop and hold it. <> riƙe, kama.

   Can you catch a fish in your hands with no fish net?

   They caught the bad guys and locked them up.

   I caught a cold <> Mura ta kama ni.